Lord Travis

Wouldn't think so

Bate - 1.5 (Worst player on the field. Needs to go back to Sandy and gain some confidence) Bell - 7 (One of our best, for weeks running now. Quickly becoming one of our most reliable players) Brown - 4 (Gathers cheap possessions and has no impact) Bruce - 8 (Another good effort. Cant remember the last time I saw him lose a one on one contest, and often wins 2-3 on one with the odds against him. Cant fault his effort, one of the few trying) Carroll - 4 (Toweled up again. Has really poor awareness. Having a shocking season thus far) Davey - 3 (Goalless for the entire season, and having little impact) Ferguson - 2 (Useless. At 26 years old, and yet to cement a spot in the team, he will be one of the first delisted at years end) Godfrey - 5 (Another decent game by Godders, but he is Godders after all) Green - 6.5 (Only forward capable of kicking a goal down there today. Tried hard) Holland - 3 (Didnt do much) Jamar - 2.5 (Decent in ruck, unsighted around the ground) Johnson - 5 (Did surprisingly alright in defense on a rampant, and albiet innaccurate, Mooney) Johnstone - 6.5 (Alright today. Still not great, but far better than previous 2 rounds) Jones - 7 (Our clearance king. We'd be pretty screwed without him. Tries his guts out) McDonald - 5.5 (Just went. Not playing with the same gusto as last year) Miller - 6 (Always presents, gives structure, and never stops trying. A pity he isnt more talented) Moloney - 7 (Again amongst our best. I'd have him in our top 2-3 in the B&F so far. Hope he's not injured, because if he is, then I give up on the year. He is my only joy from watching at the moment. The man is passionate) Ward - 3 (Gave little drive today, and that's about all he can do) Wheatley - 5 (Was alright. Abit wasteful and loose...) White - 4 (Beaten by a nobody AGAIN, and made an insane ammount of errors around the ground. A real worry) Yze - 5.5 (Better today than has been for a while. Defensive pressure was better, made a few 1%s, but his kicking of all things let him down!)

Agreed. After seeing the team, not looking forward to this one... Lets hope we come out and pull some sort of miracle win with such a poorly rounded team on the field. Will make it oh so sweet!

Oh my f*cking god?! What is this?!?! Not very confident about this weekend... Rivers down as well? We really are in the dumps injury wise now. Wheatley as CHB? HAHAHA! Now I've seen it all! Where is Sylvia? Maybe P.J? And wtf is going through the selection panels mind. That team lacks any semblance of class! Looking at that forward line, and going by recent weeks form, we will be lucky to kick 5-6 goals, let alone win

Assign him a bodyguard. I nominate Moloney. He is to follow Travis around the field and protect him from the illegal bumps he receives constantly behind play, and also take out the taggers with meaty hip n shoulders of his own :D In all seriousness though, Travis may be injured, he may not. He was ok in Round 1, poor in Round 2. He will work into form, and if he doesnt...well then Sandy may beckon. Highly doubt it'd get that bad though. Side note: Travis has better hair than Nathan Carroll now

Correct. Been a poor start to the season with bad form and injuries, but it is only Round 2 after all. I'd be seriously surprised if we didn't win more games than we lose this year. We'll still make the 8 and play finals. Our list it too good not to. We must have patience. Only 2 matches done, and people on here are talking about finishing near the bottom of the ladder and having a complete clean out of our list and coaching staff. Now we may not be doing that well currently, but we've played finals footy for 3 years running. That's the most consistent footy I can remember our beloved MFC playing in many years. Someone wanna tell me when the last time was we played finals 3 years running was? Well make that 4, because we'll be playing finals footy again this year. To quote the great Van Wilder, "...write that down B) "

He has Chapmans scalp I believe. Bell is a tough and speedy small/medium defender. He is one of the few players I have no worries with at the moment. He is finally over his OP it seems, and is growing in confidence and getting bigger jobs wit every match that passes. He is doing fine, and will be a good player for us. I'd leave him as a defender for the time being, with maybe a move into the midfield a few years down the track when Bruce, Green, Travis etc all retire and he is then a senior player. But for the time being, we have enough midfielders, and we need him down back. Pretty reliable. Anyone who says Williams carved him up yesterday wasnt watching. Williams carved Whelan up, and badly. Williams only kicked 1 goal when Bell moved onto him, and that came from a dubios free kick. Bell did a good job on him, jsut like he did in the NAB cup. No concerns regarding his future.

Not sure about White, he was OK. But Davey and Travis were certainly in poor form. No point dropping them though. We've got bad injury problems at the moment, and they're both too important to drop quite frankly. Poor start to the season

'LOL'

Look forward to the return of Sylvia

We are [censored] for a while then :S

Travis has a PS3 already?! No wonder he isnt paying attention Hit the nail on the head. Not saying he's scared exactly, but he is getting no support whatsoever. Everyones jumping on him for a poor game yesterday, and while he did have a poor game, I don't think people realise how badly he was being harassed. I counted at least 3 ball up contests where he was sandwiched by 2 hawks players illegally blocking him from the contest. None of his team mates helped him out, and it got to the stage where he'd be focused on the contest, get drilled by bumps from both sides, look around at his team mates who were standing round hands on hips, and he'd just sink his head. There is no comradere in the midfield at the moment. The hard work that the players did last year, the running, the chasing, the 1%s, non-existent thus far this year. Shows how important Brock really is to us. As soon as he left the field in round 1, our midfield has been lost since. Soft, lazy, losing. When Brock, Pickett, Sylvia, the harder players return and take some of pressure off Travis, he will shine. He's too good a player not to. But it's abit hard when you're being tagged by TWO players at once. There was no Mclean, so all they had to do was take Travis out of it and the match was theirs. Travis is good, but he's no Judd unfortunately.

Right just got home. Shocking game, but we did fight it out considering the bad run with injuries. Whelan - was soundly thrashed Carroll - was not disgraced Bell - solid medium backman (I thought he did well today, though alot of you appear to disagree) Brown - gave decent run Rivers - well rounded game Ward - under the pump Johnstone - harassed to death/career worst game (yes he had a terrible game, but his team mates didn't help him out at all. he was blocked out of numerous contests by 2 men tagging him at once, and his team mates didnt do a thing to help him. I'm defending him because he's my favorite player. As sh*t as he was, I blame team mates for not showing any comradeship whatsoever. And therein lies our main problem currently) Johnson - not doing enough Green - poor milestone game Davey - becoming a passenger Moloney - another solid game (am I the only one on here who thinks he is actually doing well considering how little footy he has player the last year and abit?) McDonald - battled as usual Robertson - not much opportunity Neitz - get well soon :S Jones - made small contribution Miller - is getting better Jamar - is going nowhere Bate - lacks confidence + form/mr butter fingers Wheatley - poor milestone game Bruce - battled all match White - switched up game Godfrey - what we expected (tried hard, but just isnt a good enough AFL footballer) Terrible start to the season for us. Slightly worried, but we lost first 3 last year and came back. Problem is we've lost 2 at the G already, that's more than the entire season last year :S I had both matches penciled in as a win, and they'll obviously come back to haunt us. CMON DEES. LIFT YOUR F*CKING GAME!

We're getting injuries at the wrong time. We're being forced to use depth we shouldn't have to. Having Ward, Brown, and likely Godfrey in the same team is not a good sign. Maybe 3-4 years ago, but it's 2007 now and we have far more talent than we're getting onto the field :S

Looking forward to the return of this promising young forward

Heffernan. Played some great footy at the Dons, and was touted as future captain. The we picked him up as the Dons were forced to trade away some talent or fall down the ladder badly. I thought we'd got a steal. What we got was midfield depth, and poor one at that. Disappointing.

Congrats to Brad on 150 games. Was a lively young forward who helped us into our only grand final in a long time, and has now re-invented himself as a reliable half back/midfielder, and decent leader to. Hope he has a great 2007, as he has all the attributes he needs now to take his game another step up and reach All Australian status

You're right, stats dont mean anything. So, stats aside, he was still one of our best last week and you dont reward players who play well by dropping them, even if there isnt a match up. Just isnt fair on the guy. I mean Carroll was shocking last week, I'd drop him ahead of Holland if we were going by form here. Or talk about form, how about the much talked about Adem Yze, or Brad Miller? Even Bate was poor last week. Infact most of the team were. Regardless of whether the Saints let Holland do as he pleased, he still did it and did it well. To drop him sends out the wrong message to the other players. Play well, and we'll drop you due to match ups, coast along on reputation and youl'll be rewarded. Shouldnt be that way. I'm off to the pub for the night to drown my sorrows, on a completely unrelated note. But poor Dutchy

What the [censored]? Holland dropped? Boy I feel sorry for him. I mean there isnt any obvious match up in defense, but that's a real slap int he face. He was one of, if not our best last week, and to be dropped so easily when someone like Yze has countless chances....just reeks of coaching panel etc playing favorites and not treating players equally and fairly. Bad outs, and probably bad Ins too this week. I feel cheated.

Thanks very much :D And yes, I do know it all B)

Can i just add, last night was not a good one for Junior. I've never seen him play so soft. He didnt tackle like the number 1 tackler in the league, that's for sure. He either didnt bother trying, or let them slip, and he also shirked a few contests noticeably. Is he injured? Or has the softness of the other senior players infected him now :S

6 - Moloney - Our best imo. Great to have him back. Missed his long kicking. He didnt blaze away with them either like he has been criticised of doing, but when he did they were spot on. Had some great long passes to neitz. There were 2 occasions where neitz marked his perfectly placed long kicks one handed and diving after a strong lead. Was relieving to see he still has the talent, and passion. Wish some others would follow his lead. At one stage he got shoved needlessly into the fence, wasnt happy, turned around and let the Sainter know it, and wound up taking on 3 of them by himself in a wrestling match. Not one team mate came to his aid Wish some others had his passion and fire! Will have a good year, and may be top 5 in our B&F if he stays fit and doesnt suffer injuries. 5 - Holland - Our only backmen not humiliated. Even though he was allowed to run around and be the loose man, he did a far better job than i thought imaginable for someone so slow who isnt the most reliable kick... 4 - Neitz - Got limited opportunities, and with the exception of one set shot he missed, did very well. 3 - Robertson - like neitz, limited opportunity, and did alright considering. Great goal before half time! 2 - Jones - Great first quarter, and tried all day. When Brock went down, Jones' stats dried up, as he didnt have ths upport and started getting crunched from all directions Love this kids heart, and hope he plays all year. 1 - White - Feel sorry for him. What a lousy match to remember as your 200th for the Dees Congrats on kicking his 100th goal in his 200th match! Did a few great things around the ground. Had a few good passes, and won a great contest near the wing in the 2nd half. He ran his guts out at the ball headed for the boundary line, was running against an obviously quicker opponent, and made the distance, threw his body at the ball, sheperding it from the opponent and taking the hit, then gathered and off he went. Fantastic to see a big man do this. I found it really inspirational, and felt sorry not many of his team mates had the same ticker on the night.

The gameplan is rubbish. Ditch it, or we will struggle to make finals this year, let alone top 4. We have the list to make top 4, don't waste the opportunity.

Whelan - a major loss Carroll - worst on ground Holland - backline's only winner Ward - usual dodgy kicking Bruce - one to forget Bell - average defensive performance Johnstone - one of best Davey - pathetic undisciplined game Green - just went along Yze - streak probably over Miller - was totally ineffective Moloney - our best player McDonald - where was tackling? Bate - poor ball handling Neitz - one of best Robertson - brief magical moments McLean - get well soon Jamar - thoroughly beaten alround Johnson - showed some promise Jones - seemed totally overwhelmed White - a decent game Bartram - was not ready First of all, our team was lazy. Our midfield was lazy. Before tonight, I thought our midfield would be our strength this year, but not anymore. We were smashed by an unfit and battered midfield in theirs. I thought we were spuppose to be fitter? Where was the chasing and 2nd efforts?! I just got home from the match, and numerous times their players broke from a pack, and instead of ours chasing they jsut stood there and watched. At one stage, MIller droped a mark, Junior layed a sofft tackle and fell over and just watched (Junior?! of all ppl!), and Travis was left to run back and forth between 3 Saints, with about 3-4 team mates jsut standing and not bothering to help the poor guy. Welcome back Moloney. I thought you were our best tonight, and it's great to see someone in our team with some form of passion for the jumper and the game. Davey was pathetic tonight. In all honesty, I couldve got more touches out there tonight. I counted 3 kicks the whole game, and he was playing on a debutant. Pathetic. Carroll was F*CKING PATHETIC tonight. Gehrig wouldve had 9-10 if he didnt kick so inaccurately. As it stands he still kicked 4.6 or something. Carroll was lazy. He turned his back to the ball numerous times, and was beaten for pace and strength at every contest. I dont remember him sucessfully spoiling a ball tonight. Me and my mates were joking how he was the new Nicholson. Difference is Nicholson wouldve spoiled a few He's lucky Rivers is injured, because I personally would drop him after tonight. Worst performance I've seen by a defender in person EVER. And I've been going to the footy for 15 years or so now. Stop this run and carry sh*t. If we cant beat an underdone Saints at OUR HOME, then its not worth pursuing. Imagine if theyd kicked accurately and Reiqolt had played. W wouldve lost by 100 points! Pathetic performance tonight, and I pray we come out and ebat the Hawks next week, or it's gonna be a long year.....

According to Fagan, Sylvia will play for Sandy next week? Read that in an article today I'm positive. He is still weeks away from AFL you would think. Still needs to complete a preseason of some form to get reasonable match fitness. Thanks all for the report.